Giovanni Battista Desio (1628–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Venosa The Italian Catholic diocese of Venosa, in southern Italy, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa. From 1976 to 1986, Venosa had been a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo. Hi ...

(1674–1677).

Biography

Giovanni Battista Desio was born in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

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on 28 April 1628 and ordained a priest on 8 April 1651. On 28 April 1628, he was appointed

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

. On 16 May 1674, he was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

bishop by

Giulio Spinola Giulio Spinola (13 May 1612 – 11 March 1691) was a Genoese Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography He was born in Genoa, the eldest of nine children to Giovambatista and Isabella Spinola. He obtained doctorates in Law (1636) and Theology, and he ...

Bishop of Nepi e Sutri The diocese of Nepi-Sutri was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1435 by unifying the diocese of Nepi and the diocese of Sutri. It existed until 1986, when it was united into the current diocese of Cività Castel ...

, with

Giacomo de Angelis Giacomo de Angelis (1610–1695) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 3 Oct 1660, he was consecrated bishop Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Sabina. Episcopal su ...

, formerly

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, and

Pier Antonio Capobianco Pier Antonio Capobianco (26 January 1619 – 30 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia from 1663 to 1672. ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pier Antonio Capobianco was born in Naples, Italy, on 26 January 1619. Wikip ...

, formerly

Bishop of Lacedonia The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia (Laquedonia, Cedonia), a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento in Campania, existed until 1986 when incorporated into the reorganized Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...

. He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in August 1677.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1628 births 1677 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub